Irene Duma - Landscape Painter

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Sweep me away: 6 new landscape oil paintings

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This collection of 6 landscape oil paintings explores some of the beautiful vistas in Newfoundland that just “sweep me away” with their raw energy, swirly rhythms, and incredible beauty.

The original landscape oil paintings in Sweep Me Away are now available for purchase. They are all oil on canvas, mounted to cradled wood panels with the sides left natural wood, and waxed. They can either be hung on the wall unframed for a clean and contemporary look, or be custom framed if desired.

The 12″x 12″ paintings have sides that are 1.5″ deep. The 11″x14 have sides that are 3.4″ deep.

Please email irene@ireneduma.com for enquiries ,or Direct Message me via Instagram or Facebook.

Click on image to see a larger and uncropped view of each painting. Please note, price does not include tax or shipping. Work can also be picked up in St. John’s, NL via appointment.

  • landscape painting of beach at Frenchman's Cove
    Swept, Frenchman’s Cove, 11″x 14,” 460.00
  • View from the top (Cuckold’s Cove), 24″x24,” 1200.00
  • Dreamy (Torbay),
    12” x 12,” 440.00
  • Hiking the Trail, Blackhead II, 12” x 12,” 440.00
  • Sunset and Shimmer, The Battery, 14” x 11,” 460.00
  • Lively, La Manche, 12” x 12,”
    12” x 12,” 440.00
  • The complete collection. Artwork not on this page is available at The Baccalieu Gallery.

Let’s hippety hop on the path

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Soft pastel art of wooden path on hiking trail

One of the pleasures of hiking the East Coast Trail is that it’s well maintained. If you reach a boggy part, there will usually be a raised wooden path to cross on. Often it’s covered in chicken wire so that you won’t slip.

I never liked hiking in Ontario – hot, humid, too many bugs. I’d rather be in the water. But hiking in Newfoundland is another thing completely. Crazy views. Crazy good workout. And no bugs. Did you hear that? NO BUGS!!!

Painted for day 21 of the 30paintingsin30days art challenge from a photo I took in April. For this one I experimented with an underpainting made by using hard pastels, then dipping a paintbrush in rubbing alcohol and painting over the pastel to blend it. Then I used some high intensity pastel on top when it dried. Pretty fun stuff.

Let’s hippety hop on the path
soft pastel on watercolour paper and gesso
5×7

I’m painting, I’m painting!

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I have painted every day the last 17  days for the 30paintingsin30days!

I haven’t posted them all though. Haha. There were a few in a row that I didn’t think were blog worthy. So when I got one that was, I was so relieved that blogging just seemed like a frivolous thing to do.

Here is the one I did yesterday for day 16.

 

 

original oil painting by Irene Duma, of the BatteryIt’s a larger 9 x 11.
Sunset in the Battery (aka man I love that view!)
Oil painting on canvas.

PS. This is where I want to live.  In this old fishing village in the narrows of St. John’s. Where even though it’s just a walk from downtown St. John’s, you feel like you are out on the edge of wild wild crazy nature and the sea.

Yes, I want to live here. I want this view! And I want to be near the wild wild energy coming from the sea.

 

The jaw dropping hikes along the East Coast Trail

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oil painting of Newfoundland coast

The East Coast Trail offers jaw dropping views like this with every step and turn, or seemingly fatal descent by stairs without handrails.

I still can’t believe I live by the ocean. Growing up in Toronto I always dreamed of living by the sea, but I had just assumed it would be a tropical one. One day, one day.

Day 9 of #30paintingsin30days!

Hiking Jaw Dropper
oil on canvas board
9×12

The house with the perfect view

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small pastel painting of house at Quidi Vidi

This is a small gouache and pastel painting of a house with my dream view. It’s at the little fishing village called Quidi Vidi just a 20 minute walk from downtown St. John’s. It’s pronounced kitty vitty, but I have heard many variations including kid-eye vid-eye from a gentleman who grew up in the area.

Yes, I know – how lucky am I that I can walk to 2 fishing villages from my home – Quidi Vidi and the Battery at the foot of Signal Hill.

The house with the perfect view.
5×7 gouache and pastel on watercolour paper.
2017

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